Hairy Ape by Eugene O\'Neill
In Eugene O'Neill's play The Hairy Ape, the titular character, Yank, has an identity crisis while working on a ship, and travels through New York attempting to find somewhere where he belongs despite his rough…
Economics concepts and applications
¶ … nature of U.S.-Mexican trade relations, it is difficult indeed not to think of the statement of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz at the turn of the last century, "Poor Mexico, so far from God, and so close to the…
Union membership recruitment and growth strategies
A labor union is defined as "a group of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in the key areas of wages, hours, and working conditions." Originally, labor unions were primarily made up of male,…
Casualisation of the Workforce in Australia: Causes and Effects
Casualization of the Australian workforce has experienced extreme changes for over a decade. The changes have been met by both controversy and acceptance, due to the implications and extreme effects it has had to the workforce in Australia. The concepts used to explain casual employment in Australia are quite unusual. However, it is linked to the exclusiveness of benefits and rights of the employment regulatory framework. Almost every sector, occupational position and industry in Australia are undergoing casualisation. The threats related to the trend include insecurities, both affecting employment and income of the workers. Nonetheless, there are many ways in which the effects could be reduced, or completely curbed. An analysis on the matters mentioned will be fully tacked in this paper. The keywords used include; casualisation, labor regulation and insecurities.